Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi – Piazza Navona

Rome’s lively Piazza Navona features Bernini’s glorious Fountain of Four Rivers, depicting writhing river gods who symbolize each of the four then-known continents: Ganges (Asia), Danube (Europe), Nile (Africa), and Rio de la Plata (the Americas). A center obelisk rises from the midst of the splash.
Our apartment was also a hop-skip-and-jump from Piazza Navona, the [...]

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Drink at Your Own Risk

The water is fine! Clear, cold, and pure. It’s the guardians you must watch out for. This bubbling fountain is opposite the Galleria Borghese which houses a fantastic collection of sculptures, painting, and other art pieces. Dragons and eagles, ubiquitous throughout the Villa Borghese park, are symbols of the Borghese family.

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Thirsty Horses

These whimsical seahorses were as thirsty as we were after walking from the Pantheon to the Villa Borghese, an expansive verdant oasis in the midst of the pandemonium of Rome. The Bernini-esque Fontana dei Cavalli Marini (Fountain of the Sea Horses) was sculpted in 1791 by Cristoforo Unterberger.

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Fontana della Botte (Barrel)

Built in 1927, this sweet little fountain can be found in the Trastevere neighborhood of Rome. Sporting a wine barrel on a cart with two typical serving receptacles on the sides, it honors the wine selling and buying tradition of this district.

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